#61 Mark Ballinger, Closer, 37 yrs, Minnesota Twins

#61 Mark Ballinger, Closer, 37 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Monday, 5/13/1986

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Mark Ballinger

1/31/1949
37

6"0
200

Closer
R
R

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4.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,300,000
1986
12 Year(s), 56 Days (2120 total Days)
42 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 53 Days (2117 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	7	7	7	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	7	7	7
Versus RHB	7	7	7
Talent	6	8	8

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

4
57
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	3	1	1	1
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	1
Versus RHP	7	3	1	1	1
Talent	4	2	2	2	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
1
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/7	@WSH	W 4-3		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
4/13	TOR	W 5-3		1	1	0	0	0	1	SV
4/19	BOS	W 5-4		1.1	2	0	0	1	1	W
4/21	BOS	L 4-5		1	1	1	1	1	0	L
4/23	BAL	L 5-8		1.1	2	2	2	2	1	L
4/26	@OAK	W 9-8		1	0	0	0	1	0	SV
4/30	@CAL	W 6-5		1	1	0	0	0	1	SV
5/7	WSH	W 5-2		0.2	1	0	0	0	0
5/8	@DET	W 4-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
5/11	@CWS	W 8-5		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV

Pitching Stats 1986

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	12	0	1	3	7	4.97	12.2	13	7	7	5	6	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	9	2	77.8	12	11	12.8	9.2	4.3	3.6	3	2	66.7	3	1	33.3	4.02

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	29	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331
vs. RHB	22	9	1	0	1	6	6	3	3	0	0	0	.409	.462	.591	1.052

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	5	0	1	2	1	5.06	5.1	7	3	3	4	3
Road	7	0	0	1	6	4.91	7.1	6	4	4	1	3
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	3	0	0	0	2	0.00	3.0	1	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	9	0	1	3	5	6.52	9.2	12	7	7	5	6
May	3	0	0	0	2	0.00	3.0	1	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1971	7	0	1	0	0	5.40	8.1	9	0	5	3	8	0	0	1.44	NY CIN
1973	34	0	2	1	1	2.78	45.1	44	0	14	16	40	0	0	1.32	CIN
1975	77	0	10	2	1	4.48	94.1	88	0	47	36	93	0	0	1.31	CIN NY
1976	74	0	5	2	1	3.76	93.1	85	0	39	38	68	0	0	1.32	NY
1977	37	0	0	3	2	4.67	34.2	34	0	18	11	29	0	0	1.30	NY WAS
1978	81	0	5	6	3	2.98	87.2	75	0	29	27	51	0	0	1.16	WAS
1979	70	0	7	5	4	4.34	66.1	60	0	32	28	45	0	0	1.33	WAS
1980	61	0	5	2	17	1.93	60.2	40	0	13	13	42	0	0	0.87	WAS
1981	79	0	4	5	2	5.49	83.2	96	62	51	37	70	0	0	1.59	ATL
1982	81	0	3	4	18	3.15	88.2	74	40	31	24	55	0	0	1.11	ATL
1983	90	0	7	2	1	2.99	84.1	84	35	28	28	61	0	0	1.33	ATL
1984	120	0	10	3	3	3.71	138.1	124	64	57	36	84	0	0	1.16	MIN
1985	71	0	6	7	37	3.14	86.0	79	37	30	26	45	0	0	1.22	MIN
1986	12	0	1	3	7	4.97	12.2	13	7	7	5	6	0	0	1.42	MIN
Total	894	0	66	45	97	3.67	984.1	905	245	401	328	697	0	0	1.25

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1984	9	0	0	0	0	4.66	9.2	14	5	5	4	7	0	0
Total	9	0	0	0	0	4.66	9.2	14	5	5	4	7	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1971	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NY CIN
1973	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	CIN
1975	77	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	CIN NY
1976	74	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	NY
1977	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NY WAS
1978	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WAS
1979	70	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	WAS
1980	61	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WAS
1981	79	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	ATL
1982	81	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	ATL
1983	90	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	ATL
1984	120	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	MIN
1985	71	9	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	MIN
Total	894	42	12	0	0	0	5	9	1	15	0	0	.286	.302	.286	.588

Fielding Stats 1986

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

12.2

2.84

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/14/1981 to a 3-year deal worth $3,200,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/14/1984 to a 3-year deal worth $3,800,000 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1982 - 18 - 9th
1985 - 37 - 2nd

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